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Mosa'ab Elshamy's best shot: aftermath of protests in Rabaa al-Adaweya Square, Cairo, 14 August, 2013http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/16/mosaab-elshamy-best-shot-rabaa-al-adaweya-square-cairo
'This moment showed defeat in its most bitter form … It sums up today's Egypt in one image'<br /><br />Reading on mobile? <a href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/3/14/1394800939222/Mosaab-Elshamy-003.jpg" title="">See the full image here</a><p>I often look back at the staggering events that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/mar/02/egypt-revolution-mubarak-wall-of-fear" title="">Egypt has gone through since January 2011</a>. The revolution faltered and the challenges mounted up, and so the initial victory, euphoria and hope were replaced by tragedy, disillusionment and despair. Violence spread as each massacre was followed by another.</p><p>In this photograph, a protester sits in a demolished part of the camp in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/14/egypt-clear-cairo-sitins-live" title="">Rabaa al-Adaweya Square in Cairo on 14&nbsp;August 2013</a>. The protesters, supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, had clashed with security forces for hours, but as the violence intensified, many were killed, and others gave up. Very few protesters stayed until the end. The fires started by the security forces and bonfires lit by protesters to get rid of the tear gas, ultimately burned Rabaa, along with the dead bodies lying there.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/16/mosaab-elshamy-best-shot-rabaa-al-adaweya-square-cairo">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designEgyptMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsCultureSun, 16 Mar 2014 17:59:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/mar/16/mosaab-elshamy-best-shot-rabaa-al-adaweya-square-cairoMosa’ab Elshamy/PRTragedy, disillusionment, despair … the scene in Rabaa al-Adaweya Square, Cairo on 14 August 2013 after the crushing of protests by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Photograph: Mosa’ab ElshamyMosa’ab Elshamy/PRTragedy, disillusionment, despair … the scene in Rabaa al-Adaweya Square, Cairo on 14 August 2013 after the crushing of protests by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Photograph: Mosa’ab ElshamyMosa'ab Elshamy2014-03-16T17:59:00ZStephanie Sinclair's best photograph: child brides in Yemenhttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/22/stephanie-sinclair-best-photograph-child-brides
'The girls are both eight. You can tell at once that the men are their husbands, not their fathers'<p>I have <a href="http://www.viiphoto.com/showstory.php?nID=712" title="">been to many countries to document the issue of child brides</a>: India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Ethiopia. But it was important to cover Yemen because it is so prevalent there – in fact, it is considered normal. Some people in their communities, however, want it to stop, and this project was only able to happen because of them.</p><p>This shot shows two <a href="http://tooyoungtowed.org" title="">child brides</a> in rural Yemen with their husbands. Tahani, the girl in pink, is eight; her husband Majed is 27. Ghada, in green, is also eight, while her husband Saltan is 33. Every day around the world, <a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/child_marriage_20130307/en/" title="">around 39,000 girls – children like Tahani and Ghada – get married</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/22/stephanie-sinclair-best-photograph-child-brides">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designCultureChild protectionChildrenSocietyYemenMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsWed, 22 May 2013 15:11:11 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/may/22/stephanie-sinclair-best-photograph-child-bridesStephanie Sinclair/Stephanie Sinclair'The image works because the girls opened up to me' ... Stephanie Sinclair's photograph of child brides in Yemen. Click to enlarge Photograph: Stephanie SinclairStephanie Sinclair/Stephanie Sinclair'The image works because the girls opened up to me' ... Stephanie Sinclair's photograph of child brides in Yemen. Click to enlarge Photograph: Stephanie SinclairInterview by Sarah Phillips2013-05-22T15:11:11ZSamuel Aranda's best photograph: a woman protects her sonhttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/07/samuel-aranda-best-photograph
'Fatima went looking for her son amid the violence in Yemen. This is the moment she found him alive'<p>The New York Times sent me to Yemen last year to photograph protests against the regime of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/nov/24/yemen-ali-abdullah-saleh-resigns" title="">President Ali Abdullah Saleh</a>. No one was really covering the story –&nbsp;most foreign correspondents and photographers were in Tunisia, Egypt or Libya, reporting on the revolutions&nbsp;there.</p><p>This was taken on my second day, after hours of intensive shooting and bombing. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/15/yemen-government-loyalists-kill-12" title="">Twelve people were killed and 30 wounded that day</a>. Early in the morning, I went to what was dubbed <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9949461" title="">Change Square</a>, where protesters were congregating, and marched with them until snipers attacked us. We retreated to the square only to find tanks firing artillery shells. I ran into a nearby mosque that was being used as a makeshift hospital. That was when I found Fatima holding her wounded son,&nbsp;Zayed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/07/samuel-aranda-best-photograph">Continue reading...</a>PhotographyArt and designCultureYemenMiddle East and North AfricaWorld newsAwards and prizesWed, 07 Nov 2012 16:43:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/nov/07/samuel-aranda-best-photographNew York Times/Samuel Aranda'It was chaos' ... Samuel Aranda's photograph won the World Press Photo award. Photograph: New York Times/Samuel ArandaNew York Times/Samuel Aranda'It was chaos' ... Samuel Aranda's photograph won the World Press Photo award. Photograph: New York Times/Samuel ArandaInterview by Sarah Phillips2012-11-07T16:43:54Z